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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 14 November 1924, Page 5

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THE FATAL LETTER. BY CABLE--PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT „ LONDON, Nov la C - S "' Anier v (Secretary for the Colonies), who is indisposed, left 5! ] S „f C, ' b 1 ed specially to attend yestern i,ni Ca)lliet meting. He returned to bed as soon as • the meeting had finished, but hopes to be in the Colonial Office m a few days.

The Daily Telegraph’s Parliamentary correspondent states that the Cabinet has decided that Parliament shall meet on December 2 for the purpose of electuig a speaker and swearing in members, which will occupy several days. The win fS? em “ g a l\ d the Kin S ’s S Peech will follow on the Sth or 9th. The debate on the Address-in-Reply is expected to conclude on the 12th, after which three minor. Bills will be passed, and the House will adjourn on the 17th or 18tli until February. Cabinet has also decided that the matter of the Zinovieff letter cannot be allowed to remain where it was left by Mr MacDonald’s administration, in view of the Soviet’s demand for an apology and punishment of the persons involved in the alleged forgery. The Morning Post says that Cabinet discussed Mr Stanley Baldwin’s promise of a Royal Commission dealing with food prices, and the names of the commissioners are under consideration. The. Daily Graphic states that the King ’s'. Speech is likely to forecast housing and factory Bills. It may also mention a Bill dealing lyith the trade unions’ compulsory election levies, and allude to the prefereilce- issue, regarding which the Government intends to revive the whole scheme adopted by the Imperial Conference.